Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-13

ussful end this Slo,eVU Is we'll invested.
The fire department oous Of the city
hell are ready for occupancy. and the
balance OF the building will be complet-
ed within Che prescribed time-before
January Ist.
Or. Ooney OF Yankton, and DR.. Wolf
igang, OF st. James, Nebraska, removed
o cance last week, Mrs. Olson being the
subject, and the operation 10 pronounce
ed highly successful.
A paper mill man will be in Yankton
this month to investigate our srteaian
power and If he likes 1t will build Q mill
here. AS the mayor would remark, this
is no iimorew ncern
II You have an absent friend you want
to remember on Christmas day ina way
that will make MIN (or her) remember
you all the year ronnd send the
weekly Press aud Dakotaisn. Oaly $3.50.
The GsleiSes are not q anxious to
face the music IN the courts a. they said
they we're. Attorneys who have been
studying il up say they have no case at
all-not sven the semblance Of . case.
Ephriam Miner told the board OF
trade last night that o contract for the
electric light plant would be closed in q
few days. Tho company il negotiating
with two concerns and will nail n OF
them very soon.
A man was Dragging the other day
that he had paid his taxes. There is
nothing more remarkable in that than
there ID in dying or eating when hungry.
Taxes il the only thing . man can't
AVOID paying.
aHow much whisky does it take to
secure the admission OF Dakota - o
whole 2" asked q citizen Of delegate to
the convention ut the depot this morn
Ing. at the same time feeling the dele
gnse's grip sack. No answer.
The Manitoba surveyor who has been
In Yankton several days left this after
noon accompanied by O. Il. Larson to
drive over the line: between Yankton
and Sioux Falls. After this preliminary
ride he will begin work from this end.
A Sioux Falls special OF the 18th says:
"a sur4eyiag outfit to-day began the
work Of extending the line OF the Duluth
RAILROAD from Sioux Falls to Yankton."
Another outfit will begin work at this
end in q few days. 1t is organizing here.
J.O. lawrence, who wal IN town to-
day, says an essy route for the Manitoba
can be found via CLAY creek and Dane
vile by first following the Missouri bot
tom o short Distance beyond the Jim.
BY this route.he says the rugged divide
lis avoided.
The funeral OF Mrs. John Forester was
held at 2 O'Clock this afternoon, The
remains were followed from the house
by q multitude Of friends. in carriages,
TO the cemetery where Otto PeemilleS
made an address in memory Of 1.-The de.
ceased, No religious services were held.
The coroner's Jury in the Paul Kaiser
case has not yet returned q verdict. Last
night an attempt Was made to get some
Testimony ont Of Guisbaner, but his at
: tornsy had forbidden him TO say o word
and he would not talk. More witnesses
from the scene of the killing were exam
Ined to-day..and the verdict will be re-
turned Tomorrow.
The Milwaukee passenger train, in
: charge Of Conductor jackson, met with
an accident nesr jim river, on it's east
J bound trip this morning. which necea.
: !, STATED q return to Yankton and q long
delay. One OF the hnes in the locomo-
tive boiler bursted and it Was necessar,
to draw the fires and allow the machine
to cool OFF before the break could be re.
paired.
Mr.. Hill last summer wanted to know
II q road southwest wouldn't do Yanktol
as well as q road to Omaha. He was tolt
that the southwest road would fill Q loni
d felt want-but Omaha and Yankton hat
been . long time bending forward TO
an embrace and were like two lovers in
their grim determination to get hold O
i zach other. It now comes 20 as from
the Omaha end that Mr. Hill ia conspir
. ing to fill the gap.
The admissions IS whole santiAen
. pervades everything which some advocate
e of that notion have TO do With. Recentl.
Yanktonisn who is partial to pumpkin
y pie had pumpkin pie for dinner and b
was naturally expected to divide it al
with the rest OF the family. While tai
70 member OF the household was fgur;al
how to resolve il into fragments anoths
Remarked, "Papa, would rather have !
% admitted as q whole. He il anti-divisior
e ron know"
Yesterday afternoon r. B. Trip, wh,
il assisting Attorney General Temple
ton in arranging for the argument in tb
quo warranto proceedings Of tho insAn
Hospital. filed q motion which provide
that the argument Of tho quo warrant
should be deferred until Tuesday, De
cembcl s7th. This morning st 10 o'cloc
argument ON the motion was heard b
!. Judge Trip and upon presentation {
Z information, namely farnilys matter
which positively assert that Attorns
-Generai Tenpleton uannot be pieser
on December 10Th. the court granted
% continuance until Tuesday. Decsmb